Hasan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. Much of his comedy involves
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Hasan Minhaj was born on September 23, 1985, in Davis, California, to Indian Muslim parents from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His parents, Najme and Seema Minhaj (née Usmani) immigrated to the United States from India. … See more

While in college, he became interested in comedy after seeing Chris Rock's Never Scared (2004), the first stand-up special he watched. He began traveling to San Francisco to perform. In 2008, he won Wild 94.9's … See more

Minhaj has said his comedy influences include Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Trevor Noah, Junot Diaz, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock and Stephen Colbert. See more

Minhaj is Muslim. He considers himself "non-dogmatic" and has expressed liberal Islamic beliefs.
In January 2015, Minhaj married his longtime partner Beena Patel, whom he met in colle… See more

In the September 2023 issue of The New Yorker, journalist Clare Malone detailed instances of Minhaj embellishing stories that had been parts of his acts. Hasan told Malone: "My comedy 'Arnold Palmer' is seventy per… See more